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IMP-novel) TOWEL-RACK.

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' Be it, .known that`1', C. ROYSE, of"'.l:"eterborough,` in the county of Hllsbor'nnd State of New Hempshire, have invent-'ed anew :ind iuaproved Towel-Rack or Bracket; and I do'hereby declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact' de'seri`ption thereof, which will enable others skilled in the .art'to make and'use the same, reference being had to the ccompanying'drawings, forming part of this specification.

The present invention relates vt u new and improved rack `or bracket 'for towels, &c., which rack-is to be fastened to the side well or other 4desired part of the room, and is of-such n constructionthat it can be so adjusted andset as .tovproject in any desired angle'or-direetion froml the side of the room, and also -be susceptible of.,be ing swung up into n vertical position against the well when not in use, and thus out of the way.

IIx-accompanying plate of drawings my improvedtowel-rack is illustraized- Figure I being n plan or top view-of the same; `and Figure 2, e transvers'e'sectiou teken in the plane of the line :v x, iig. 1, showing it as secured to th-e sido of afroom.4 y

Similar-letters ofreference indicate like parts.

A, in the drawings, represents my improved rack orv bracket for towels, &'c.,' which consists vo i` tti`rame, B, formed of't'wo end pieces, C, joined together 'by cross-bars or mils, D,`running in directions -parallel* to ,ench other,"byone, Dzfof which it' is hung in and to the projecting pieces, E,- of a-pllz'ite F,-lfor festening them to-.the side of the wall of a, room. `On the bur D2, between the projectiug'pieces, E,is loosely hung annrm, 5G, thlt, by means of a set-'or thumh-s'crew, H, passing through it, can be made 'fast `orsecure to thefseidbarfDz, this arm G forming :L stopte the downward swing ofthe frame B upon the pieces E, by' coming to av-lbeariug.' against the plate, 1*"oi` which said .pieces -E form a part. As -the erm4 G is secured to the 'hair by thumb-screw, H, 'it is plain tov-,be seen that its position can-be adjusted at pleasure, :ind thus er'itileifzny' desired'an'gle or direc! tionof the freine C, when swung down, to be obtained, vwhile et the same time Aireme cnn-be freely swung Y into a. vertical position, or nearly so, against the side of the room, and thus out of theway if notinluse'o'tbe used. p

' I'claim es new, und desire to secure-by Letters Hatent- The frame C, hung in projecting' pieces E, ofa block -or -plete F, in combinationwxtn 4the 4arm G, having set or thumb-screw H, substantially as and for the purposedescribed. l

' l C. W.. ROYSE.

Witnesses:

HERMAN R. PATTERSON, IsAAc E. FrtLL'ows.4 

